Guan Eng announces Penang exco line-up
Mar 13, 08 3:24pm
Newly-minted Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today announced his 11-member executive council - the highest administrative body in the state.
The exco, which is led by Lim, is made up of eight DAP assemblypersons and three PKR assemblypersons.
Lim will himself be responsible for two portfolios - industrial development and international trade, as well as land development affairs.
Meanwhile Deputy Chief Minister (I) Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin from PKR has been put in charge of three areas - religious affairs, cooperative and entrepreneurship development, and information and communication.
Deputy Chief Minister (II) P Ramasamy - the first Indian Malaysian to be appointed such a high post in the state - will be looking after state economy planning.
Ramasamy, a former university lecturer, will also be in charge of education and human resources as well as science, technology and innovation.
The DAP-led opposition made a near clean sweep in Penang in the March 8 general election and totally wiped out the BN-Gerakan and MCA’s hold in the island state.
BN now only controls 11 out of the 40 state seats in Penang, which are all held by Umno. The remaining seats are with DAP (19), PKR (nine) and PAS (one).
The lone PAS member, who has said he will support the coalition government, has been left out of the exco.
The following are the full line-up of the Penang state exco:
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